• Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically Pro can be downloaded as a trial version on a MAC or Windows for 30 days. The only disadvantage to this software is it costs 562.00$ plus tax to purchase

• You can download sample news articles, materials, and lesson plans. Unfortunately to purchase a subscription to this great online resource cost anywhere from $140 to $539.

• Peer Reviews: “This online resource is great because it offers you lesson plans and activities ranging from low to higher level students.” Maggie Cook MS, SLP-CCC

• The website is available to anyone that supports/provides services to individuals with disabilities that use visual supports to assist in with communication.
• A disadvantage to this website is: most links you need to have Boardmaker downloaded to access to the materials.

• One disadvantage to this site is the pictures come in black and white, for color pictures, you must pay to subscribe.
• I like this web site because there are PDF files the user can download for free and pre-organized pictures by categories.

• The negative aspect of this website is using a pre-determined vocabulary list is not appropriate because it may not match the child’s cognitive age. Every child is different with different priorities and needs; therefore vocabulary lists have to be made specific to that child.
• This website however can provide a good starting point for determining some key vocabulary words to use for a child with an AAC device

• This website is extremely beneficial, and easy to maneuver around the site. Links are provided on the left side of the page with the many resources and helpful ideas to use with children that need adapted and visual materials.

• This link on About.com gives information about the different types of treatment approaches (i.e.: group therapy .vs. cognitive-linguistic therapy).
• This site does not go into detail about the different approaches; however it discusses the most effective treatment techniques.

Aphasia from ASHA provides the types of aphasia, diagnosing and treating aphasia.

• ASHA discusses the life participation approach for treating people with aphasia, which focuses on real life goals based on activities of daily living
• This is a website that gives clinicians therapy activities and ideas when working with clients with aphasia. This website also recognizes that every client should be treated differently, but there are some similarities when treating these types of patients.

• Child’s voice is an oral school for hearing impaired children. This site promotes oral communication.
• They provide information to parents and educators about cochlear implants, and aural rehabilitation for early intervention and school based programs

• They also discuss types of assisted technologies to help children with hearing impairments.
• I like this website because it also offers you links to other sites that provide more information about aural rehab

• This activity can be used when you are working with a child with a hearing loss.
• These activities can provide information to the child about their disability in a fun and interesting way

• This resources is unique because it provides clinicians, if you are working in a facility that you need to bill for aural rehab therapy, with a list of CPT and ICD-9 Codes.

• The Mayo Clinic provides information about swallowing disorders, diagnosis, treatment, and some possible causes for the disorder.

• This website provides many different on line resources and activities for all areas dealing with speech
• There a limited number of activities on this site that gives you oral motor exercises (OME) to complete with your patients.
• Click on speech therapy, and enter the keyword "communication" there will be a few links for swallowing and OME
• This website is much more detailed that the “quia” website because it provides a variation of OME, and also includes step by step instructions to complete them.

• This resource is very creditable because it is the American Speech and Language Association providing the information
• This website is unique because not only does it provide information about swallowing disorders, but it also discusses the stages of what a normal swallow it like.
• They also provide a glossary of terms that are related to anatomy, swallowing disorders, and other related terms